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this is richard engel being released after being kidnapped in syria. he was freed following a firefight at a checkpoint on monday. nbc news saying this morning that he was kidnapped by unidentified captors. he was held for five days along with his nbc news crew. of course, richard engel, one of our top journalists. nbc news chief foreign correspondent. what we're told from him is that he was actually crossing from syria into turkey when they were abducted. they were thrown into a truck and blindfolded and held at an undisclosed locationment engel coming out and saying thank you to everyone, these have been tough days and he's going to speak in the days ahead. i'm angie goff at the news 4 live desk. back to you. >> angie, thank you. he's no santa claus but a man in san francisco had to be rescued after he got stuck in a chimney. it happened early monday morning. he was stuck in the chimney of his apartment building which is seven stories high. firefighters had to break some of the chimney bricks to free him. it took about an hour. so far, not clear exac
this is richard engel being released after being kidnapped in syria. he was freed following a firefight at a checkpoint on monday. nbc news saying this morning that he was kidnapped by unidentified captors. he was held for five days along with his nbc news crew. of course, richard engel, one of our top journalists. nbc news chief foreign correspondent. what we're told from him is that he was actually crossing from syria into turkey when they were abducted. they were thrown into a truck and...
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richard engel amazingly made his way inside syria and filed this report just outside of the nation's largest city, aleppo. >> reporter: as this conflict drags on the people are suffering, but also showing a tremendous amount of resilience. this house was bombed by mistake. the people who lived here lived next to a rebel commander. now they're homeless. aside from the damage, and there is extensive damage in this part of syria just on the outskirts of the city of aleppo, there are also tremendous economic difficulties. the syrian currency is now worth about half of what it was worth before this war started. a loaf of bread costs 20 times more than it did just a few months ago. fuel is in very short supply, and if you can find it, it is also very expensive. with you despite all of that the rebels are making advantages. they are pushing on to president bashar al assad's military bases surrounding his military bases. there's no hope here for a diplomatic solution. the rebels don't want one. they say the only solution they will accept is a military victory. >>> that amazes me the places t
richard engel amazingly made his way inside syria and filed this report just outside of the nation's largest city, aleppo. >> reporter: as this conflict drags on the people are suffering, but also showing a tremendous amount of resilience. this house was bombed by mistake. the people who lived here lived next to a rebel commander. now they're homeless. aside from the damage, and there is extensive damage in this part of syria just on the outskirts of the city of aleppo, there are also...
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richard engel reports syrians are struggling to deal with the blood shet. >> reporter: parts of syria that are controlled by the rebels, there is no talk at all to finding a peaceful solution. the trips and meetings of hillary clinton with the u.n. and her russian counterpart, there's no hope for a diplomatic solution. instead what the people talk about are the suffering of the people. this house was bombed by mistake. the people who lived here lived next to a rebel commander. now they're homeless. there is also tremendous economic difficulties here. the syrian currency is worth about half of what it was worth when the war began. a loaf of bread costs 20 times what it did just a few months ago. but despite all of this the rebels are making advances. they say they hope to soon control the city of aleppo, the country's commercial capital. after that, damascus. richard engel, nfc news. >>> this morning latin music fans around the world are lourng the death of jenny rivera. the 43-year-old grammy nominee and six others died early sunday when their small plane crashed in rough terrain in n
richard engel reports syrians are struggling to deal with the blood shet. >> reporter: parts of syria that are controlled by the rebels, there is no talk at all to finding a peaceful solution. the trips and meetings of hillary clinton with the u.n. and her russian counterpart, there's no hope for a diplomatic solution. instead what the people talk about are the suffering of the people. this house was bombed by mistake. the people who lived here lived next to a rebel commander. now they're...
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and nbc's foreign correspondent, richard engel was there. >> reporter: the marine outpost was attacked moments ago, now those responsible are being searched for. dozens of men are in the marine compound. it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >> reporter: lieutenant mock spreads out his men, several marines dive into a rooftop. from here, they can see silhouettes of men hiding and shooting. >> he is popping out the right-hand side of the wall. >> yeah, that is where i spotted him. >> reporter: it is not clear if this is the same taliban that attacked the base. >> they think there are about 20 or 30 hiding, yards from here. some with rpgs, some with assault rifles, they called in air support, right now they're trying to flush them out, drive them into the open. >> what side of the compound? the navy corpmen and a few afghan soldiers advance closer to the taliban. but as soon as he goes in the house, an explosion, but
and nbc's foreign correspondent, richard engel was there. >> reporter: the marine outpost was attacked moments ago, now those responsible are being searched for. dozens of men are in the marine compound. it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >> reporter: lieutenant mock spreads out his men, several marines...
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richard engel, stand by, if you will as well. this from a statement from the white house, from the president. i've directed my administration to provide all necessary resources to support the security of our personnel in libya and to increase security at our diplomatic posts around the globe. kristen welker is standing by now at the white house where, as we mentioned, a short time ago the president is expected to speak a little bit later on. kristen, good morning to you. what can you tell us? >> good morning, matt. i can tell you that according to senior administration officials president obama learned about this incident initially yesterday afternoon when he was having his weekly meeting with his secretary of defense, joint chiefs of staff. he learned that there had been an attack there in benghazi. then last night he learned that ambassador stevens was missing. this morning he learned about his tragic death. so the white house, of course, monitoring this situation very closely. one of the big concerns is what will this mean for
richard engel, stand by, if you will as well. this from a statement from the white house, from the president. i've directed my administration to provide all necessary resources to support the security of our personnel in libya and to increase security at our diplomatic posts around the globe. kristen welker is standing by now at the white house where, as we mentioned, a short time ago the president is expected to speak a little bit later on. kristen, good morning to you. what can you tell us?...
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among his friends and colleagues our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who has written a personal remembrance that we commend to your attention. we put it on our website tonight. >>> now we turn to domestic politics this evening. congress moved with remarkable speed today to pass the payroll tax cut extension through the end of the year. the bill passed today extends unemployment benefits, heads off a cut in doctors' medicare fees. republicans agreed to go along with the extension without offsetting budget cuts. today's action will add about $100 billion to the federal deficit. it goes on to the president for his signature. >>> we have news from the campaign trail. they have a big mess in maine. it was the scene of the last caucus just this past saturday. mitt romney won, ron paul was second. were those results really the results? not unlike iowa, it seems there might have been misplaced votes and the gop may have another primary embarrassment on its hands. the state party chairman in maine says some precinct results may have gone to his e-mail spam folder and he may have
among his friends and colleagues our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who has written a personal remembrance that we commend to your attention. we put it on our website tonight. >>> now we turn to domestic politics this evening. congress moved with remarkable speed today to pass the payroll tax cut extension through the end of the year. the bill passed today extends unemployment benefits, heads off a cut in doctors' medicare fees. republicans agreed to go along with the...
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>>> nbc news correspondent richard engel explains what happened after he was kidnapped in syria for five days. good evening. i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance. our top story at 6:00 tonight students went back to the classroom in newtown, connecticut. while more families laid more victims to rest. in the words of one high school senior, there's going to be no joy in school today. meanwhile, one elementary school in town did not open after the school received some sort of threat. the district was not taking any chances. also, as the morning continues the focus now turns to gun control. today the white house says president barack obama is actively supportive of efforts on capitol hill to reinstate an assault weapons ban. nbc's jay gray joins from us connecticut with more on the young lives buried way too soon. >> reporter: yeah, good to talk to you. as you talk about another rough day. first graders from sandy hook elementary all gathered again to lay to rest two more of their classmates while students from other schools here went back to class for the first time since the tragedy. the
>>> nbc news correspondent richard engel explains what happened after he was kidnapped in syria for five days. good evening. i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim vance. our top story at 6:00 tonight students went back to the classroom in newtown, connecticut. while more families laid more victims to rest. in the words of one high school senior, there's going to be no joy in school today. meanwhile, one elementary school in town did not open after the school received some sort of...
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richard engel, on the outskirts of aleppo. >> you both just saw richard's report. aaron, let me start with you. how real, at this point, is the fear that bashar al assad's regime could use those chemical weapons against the rebels? >> i think the fear is real. the question is, what's the point? desperate men trapped in difficult circumstances might actually deploy these things. toward what ends is almost impossible to define. if they're used too close to syrian forces, to the jordanian borders, given the prevails winds, you could affect thousands of people. the options for blocking this are frankly pretty bad. if the united states, through use of air strikes, tries to take these out, assuming we know where they are, you have a dispersal problem. if you wait until they're used, we're talking about probably the insertion of ground forces in an effort to secure them. this situation in syria, though, with or without chemical weapons, is going to get a lot worse before it gets worse. >> worse in what way? >> well, what you're seeing -- even if assad is overturned tomorr
richard engel, on the outskirts of aleppo. >> you both just saw richard's report. aaron, let me start with you. how real, at this point, is the fear that bashar al assad's regime could use those chemical weapons against the rebels? >> i think the fear is real. the question is, what's the point? desperate men trapped in difficult circumstances might actually deploy these things. toward what ends is almost impossible to define. if they're used too close to syrian forces, to the...
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engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most disastrous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good evening to you, this weekend both mitt romney and the president have light schedules planned. instead, they will be hunkering down in private, focusing on trying to refine their message ahead of next week's debate, that will be watched by the largest audience that either of them has seen all campaign. rallying supporters in pennsylvania this afternoon, mitt romney made this bold promise. >> you're right, they're wrong, and we'll win pennsylvania and take the white house. >> reporter: but for that to happen with polls showing him trai
engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most disastrous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah,...
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richard engel, nbc news, kabul. >>> a development concerning the soldier accused in sunday's shooting rampage in afghanistan. he has been flown out of afghanistan. seen tore pentagon officials told nbc that the staff sergeant was transferred because the u.s. military does not have the proper facilities to the detain an american service member for an extended length of time there it is not clear whether the sergeant will be returned to afghanistan to face legal proceeding. >>. >>> george clooney testified on capitol hill about the cries say crisis in africa. the actor and human activist just got back from a trip to sound and south sudan. he told the senate foreign relations committee he witnessed death and destruction firsthand and urged the u.s. to track warlords who are responsible. south sudan seceded from sudan last year and since then, violence has raged along that border. clooney plans to meet with president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton tomorrow. >>> doug is still out on the tidal basin, enjoy thug beautiful weather and he has got more info on why those cherry blo
richard engel, nbc news, kabul. >>> a development concerning the soldier accused in sunday's shooting rampage in afghanistan. he has been flown out of afghanistan. seen tore pentagon officials told nbc that the staff sergeant was transferred because the u.s. military does not have the proper facilities to the detain an american service member for an extended length of time there it is not clear whether the sergeant will be returned to afghanistan to face legal proceeding. >>....
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richard engel is nbc's chief foreign correspondent. richard, good to see you. >> it's good to see you here. this war has been going on a long time. the afghans remember when it started. some of the kids were just 5 and 6 years old that we spoke to. there have been some improvements for afghan people. but as we saw, it has not won the american people a lot of loyalty or many thank yous. >> reporter: there has been undeniable progress for afghans because of america's longest war. without it, many of the newborns at this kabul clinic delivered premature or after complicated pregnancies wouldn't be alive. the director of this clinic wouldn't be here either if it weren't for the war. the taliban banned women from top professions. >> it was the first time in afghanistan, i think, that a lady leading this unit. >> reporter: just a few blocks away, more changes. thousands of girls going to school. the taliban banned girls education and used this school as the headquarters. under the taliban, almost no girls went to school. now nearly three mil
richard engel is nbc's chief foreign correspondent. richard, good to see you. >> it's good to see you here. this war has been going on a long time. the afghans remember when it started. some of the kids were just 5 and 6 years old that we spoke to. there have been some improvements for afghan people. but as we saw, it has not won the american people a lot of loyalty or many thank yous. >> reporter: there has been undeniable progress for afghans because of america's longest war....
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nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in cairo with more. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are still protests going on here in cairo, but they are now very small and very contained. you can see a line of egyptian security forces keeping just a few dozen protesters away from the u.s. embassy's main gate, but the big news today, more information about what happens when a mob, an armed mob attacked a u.s. consulate in benghazi yesterday. the white house now confirming that the u.s. ambassador was among those killed. this ambassador, chris stevens, part of the new generation of american ambassadors, young, very popular, very active. according to libyan security officials, he was holed up in a room and died apparently from smoke inhalation. the libyan government today has apologized for the attacks offering its apologies to the united states, the american people and all the people of the world. >> richard engel in cairo with the developing story there. thanks so much, richard. >>> factory fires in two major pakistani cities
nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in cairo with more. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are still protests going on here in cairo, but they are now very small and very contained. you can see a line of egyptian security forces keeping just a few dozen protesters away from the u.s. embassy's main gate, but the big news today, more information about what happens when a mob, an armed mob attacked a u.s. consulate in benghazi yesterday. the white house...
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nbc's richard engel will explain why the attack that killed a u.s. ambassador seems more likely carried out by a terror group. >>> a woman attacked this morning as she jogged in alexandria around 6:00 this morning. the 38-year-old tells police she was grabbed from behind, she says she screamed, broke free and ran away. the suspect last seen heading toward van doren street. the woman was not injured. >>> a local ice skating coach accused of sexual assault was released late last night from the howard county detention center. he competed in the 1988 olympics and now coaches in laurel. he's accused of fondling a student in lake placid, new york, last year. a judge denied an extradition request. he now has 72 hours to turn himself in to the authorities in new york. >>> for the second time in three weeks, prince george's county is dealing with the murder of a high school student. in late august, honor student amber stanley was shot dead in her bedroom. yesterday marckel ross was gunned down in capital heights. both crimes remain unsolved. pat collins is in
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and, yeah, we're all concerned about the news of richard engel. such good news for everyone. >>> let's talk more about what's happening among gun sellers, some taking action after the newtown shooting. what dick's sporting good is doing. it will surprise a lot of people. not done before. and famously pro gun democrat. but senator joe manchin having a change of heart? his latest comments on gun legislation when we come back in a moment. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so
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>> richard engel in kabul for us this morning. richard, thank you very much. >>> now to another country at the brink. syria, where deadly violence between government rebel forces is raging between those two entities. nbc's ann curry is along the border with turkey after she crossed into the war zone over the weekend. ann, good morning to you. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you, david. good morning, everybody. as the war in syria takes a dramatic turn, we cross the border and head toward the war-attorney city of aleppo where there is a decisive battle on multiple fronts. taborder crossing from turkey, we walk toward syria. it's pretty calm, actually. but we understand there was an attack four miles from the border and 60 were killed. and we drove into what is known as free syria and they clearly want it know, they're in charge. but the hold is fragile so we're careful not to make wrong turns. you're saying this is the way you're going to run into the syrian army? >> yes. >> reporter: a government soldier who switched si
>> richard engel in kabul for us this morning. richard, thank you very much. >>> now to another country at the brink. syria, where deadly violence between government rebel forces is raging between those two entities. nbc's ann curry is along the border with turkey after she crossed into the war zone over the weekend. ann, good morning to you. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you, david. good morning, everybody. as the war in syria takes a dramatic turn, we cross...
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nbc correspondent richard engel is live from camp leather neck in afghanistan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie, u.s. marines on this base and others are on high alert after an increase in violence in kabul and a spate of the insidious insider attack which is changing the way that the u.s. forces have to conduct this war. the suicide bomber appears to have been trolling for any foreigners in kabul for revenge against an internet movie militant groups are now used to go justify their attacks. the bomber's vehicle exploded next to a small bus, killing, according to afghan police, eight russian, south african aviation contractors. the militant greens hizb-i-islami says the car bomb was carried out by a 22-year-old female which would be rare in afghanistan where few women even drive, let alone carry out attacks. there were riots in kabul on monday, and the tension from the video only adds to a far bigger problem, a spike in insider attacks. afghan forces killing their nato partners. from now on, most u.s. and afghan troops are being kept apart. u.s.
nbc correspondent richard engel is live from camp leather neck in afghanistan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie, u.s. marines on this base and others are on high alert after an increase in violence in kabul and a spate of the insidious insider attack which is changing the way that the u.s. forces have to conduct this war. the suicide bomber appears to have been trolling for any foreigners in kabul for revenge against an internet movie militant groups are now used to go...
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nbc correspondent richard engel is live from camp leather neck in afghanistan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie, u.s. marines on this base and others are on high alert after an increase in violence in kabul and a spate of the insidious insider attack which is changing the way that the u.s. forces have to conduct this war. the suicide bomber appears to have been trolling for any foreigners in kabul for revenge against an internet movie militant groups are now used to go justify their attacks. the bomber's vehicle exploded next to a small bus, killing, according to afghan police, eight russian, south african aviation contractors. the militant greens hizb-i-islami says the car bomb was carried out by a 22-year-old female which would be rare in afghanistan where few women even drive, let alone carry out attacks. there were riots in kabul on monday, and the tension from the video only adds to a far bigger problem, a spike in insider attacks. afghan forces killing their nato partners. from now on, most u.s. and afghan troops are being kept apart. u.s.
nbc correspondent richard engel is live from camp leather neck in afghanistan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie, u.s. marines on this base and others are on high alert after an increase in violence in kabul and a spate of the insidious insider attack which is changing the way that the u.s. forces have to conduct this war. the suicide bomber appears to have been trolling for any foreigners in kabul for revenge against an internet movie militant groups are now used to go...
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>> all right, richard engel in cairo for us this morning. thank you very much. >>> michael is an nbc terrorism and national security analyst. he's also the former director of the u.s. national counterterrorism center. michael, good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> it seems now unlikely that the situation in benghazi, libya was some kind of a spontaneous protest over that internet film. it seems much more likely it was a well-planned military-style terrorist attack. give me your thoughts on that. >> i think that's probably right, matt. the way in which these weapons were used, small arms, rocket-propelled grenades. and also once there was resistance, the attackers kept coming for many hours. this really does suggest these were organized militants. now, whether or not they were simply taking advantage of the disruption that was being caused by other protests, how long it was actually planned, what the actual motivation was, it's hard to know. but this really does look different from what we've seen in cairo and today in yeme
>> all right, richard engel in cairo for us this morning. thank you very much. >>> michael is an nbc terrorism and national security analyst. he's also the former director of the u.s. national counterterrorism center. michael, good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> it seems now unlikely that the situation in benghazi, libya was some kind of a spontaneous protest over that internet film. it seems much more likely it was a well-planned military-style...
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>> richard engel with the latest on the turkish/syrian border there. gop presidential hopefuls mitt romney and rick santorum are facing off ahead of decisive primaries in michigan and arizona next week. romney's in detroit today detailing his economic plan and santorum drummed up support and funds in texas and arizona on thursday. for more on the race for the white house, republican candidate rick santorum will be stopping by "meet the press" with david gregory this sunday, so check it out. now mandy drury is at the new york stock exchange for us. good morning. how is the week expected to close out? >> the market has been approaching highs not seen since before the 2008 collapse of lehman brothers. but it has been finding it difficult to convincingly break higher. one thing going for the market though natalie, this week we have seen increasing signs of improvement in the economy on many fronts. that's jobs and housing. i want to tell you about a chinese firm that's been launching legal battles against the ipad. now it's taken it to home turf and is lau
>> richard engel with the latest on the turkish/syrian border there. gop presidential hopefuls mitt romney and rick santorum are facing off ahead of decisive primaries in michigan and arizona next week. romney's in detroit today detailing his economic plan and santorum drummed up support and funds in texas and arizona on thursday. for more on the race for the white house, republican candidate rick santorum will be stopping by "meet the press" with david gregory this sunday, so...
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other people, todd akin, people he supported the woman out -- sharon engel in nevada. couldn't get them elected. was able to get tim scott appointed. it is ironic. here you've got -- he will be the only african-american senator. but basically another allen west right? the first black republican since 1901 in the united states senate and yet he's a tea partier. >> the other thing i think about somebody like scott is you know, he's not going to sort of sit back and learn the ropes and learn the issues and -- >> bill: he will try to be a show-off. >> absolutely. you've got a guy who i think is going to be on fox news every five minutes you know. okay, great, fine. >> bill: last year during the negotiations over the debt ceiling, he suggested they should impeach president obama. because he wouldn't go along with what the house republicans wanted. >> level of intelligence. >> bill: this is the voice we got in the united states senate. and you -- there in madrid, telling people about this american election. we learned a lot from this, didn't we? and president obama walks awa
other people, todd akin, people he supported the woman out -- sharon engel in nevada. couldn't get them elected. was able to get tim scott appointed. it is ironic. here you've got -- he will be the only african-american senator. but basically another allen west right? the first black republican since 1901 in the united states senate and yet he's a tea partier. >> the other thing i think about somebody like scott is you know, he's not going to sort of sit back and learn the ropes and learn...